Short-term effect of hand-arm vibration exposure on tactile sensitivity and manual skill

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 193-198

  Thonnard, Jean Louis ^a   Masset, Dominique ^a   Penta, Massimo ^a   Piette, Alain ^a   Malchaire, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Manual dexterity; Mechanoreceptive units; Precision grip; Pressure perception; Vibrotactile perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HAND; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MOTOR CONTROL; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRESSURE SENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SENSITIVITY; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TOUCH; VIBRATION; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 0030860026     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.198     Document Type: Article

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